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• Sex Offender Wins Raffle that Benefit Rape Victims

  I'm not sure whether to cheer this story or go take a long, hot shower. So let me dig in.  A man convicted on three separate incidents of sex abuse of a minor - two in 1993 and a third in 2000 - has won the lottery. According to Alaskan law, games of chance have to benefit a charity, including this one - the first-ever statewide lotto. In this case, the non-profit chosen was Standing Together Against Rape (STAR), a charity for sex abuse victims. Fitting, isn't it? Read More... Posted Jan 22 2009, 08:26 AM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: child abuse, foster care, charity, child molester, bizarre, lottery, rape, alaska, Jeanne Sager, rape victims, troubled child, raffle

• Birth inspires lottery ticket purchase

  I'm a little superstitious. I prefer the number 7 to the number 13, for example. So if I had a child that was born on August 8, 2008 at 8:08am and weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces, I would probably do what the staff at Lake Region Hospital in Minnesota did. Buy lottery tickets. Lots and lots of lottery tickets. Read More... Posted Aug 14 2008, 11:00 AM by Brett Singer with | with no comments Filed under: news, baby, birth, babies, arizona, time, msnbc, lottery, lottery tickets, born, Brett Singer, timing, numbers, numerology, 8/8/08, time-ing

• Want To Raise a Gambler? Give Your Kid Lottery Tickets

  Meh. I don't actually know how I feel about this. Can I be on the fence? Here's my thinking: on the one hand I see where exposure to addictive behavior like drinking, drugs, and gambling can trigger an already addictive personality or send messages that those behaviors are okay. But on the other hand I really really really hate the idea of certain behaviors being discouraged or made illegal simply because some people think they are undesireable. I'd much rather give people the benefit of the doubt to make their own decisions. So how does this relate to giving kids lottery tickets? Easy. Read More... Posted Dec 21 2007, 04:48 PM by Karen Murphy with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, kids, gifts, holidays, lottery, gambling, lottery tickets, addictions